Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.21.15 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 15

द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping

Devanagari script

द्रोणस्तु शरवर्षेण च्छाद्यमानो महारथ: । वेग॑ चक्रे महावेग: क्रोधादुद्वृत्य चक्षुषी

Transliteration

droṇas tu śaravarṣeṇa cchādyamāno mahārathaḥ | vegaṃ cakre mahāvegaḥ krodhād udvṛtya cakṣuṣī ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「矢の雨に覆われながらも、偉大なる車戦の勇士ドローナは身を奮い立たせ、さらに激しい速さを呼び起こした。怒りにより目を見開き、凄烈な力の奔流を示したのである。」

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Word by Word

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शरवर्षेण: by a shower of arrows
• शरवर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च्छाद्यमानः: being covered/obscured
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छाद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle)

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेगम्: speed/impetus
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made/produced/displayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महावेगः: very swift/with great speed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोधात्: from anger/out of wrath
• क्रोधात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• उद्वृत्य: having raised/widened
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्+वृत्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• चक्षुषी: the two eyes
• चक्षुषी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse suggests that anger can generate tremendous force and urgency, yet it also signals a loss of inner composure; in dharmic terms, martial prowess is heightened, but ethical clarity and restraint are put at risk.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of intense fighting, Droṇa is enveloped by a barrage of arrows. Instead of faltering, he becomes more aggressive—eyes widened in wrath—and unleashes greater speed and power in response.